Eugene Fodor
Classical violin virtuoso Eugene Fodor was born in Denver and grew up on his family’s ranch in Morrison. He made his solo debut with the Denver Symphony Orchestra at the age of ten and began [...]
Mitch Ryder
Mitch Ryder, who gained fame fronting the Detroit Wheels, stopped performing in the 1970s and headed to Denver, working a day job for five years and writing songs at night.
Jimmy Greenspoon
Best known as a member of Three Dog Night, Jimmy Greenspoon had moved to Denver in 1966 with the members of the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and formed the group Superband (with [...]
Kenny Vaughan
Kenny Vaughan co-led Jonny 3, Denver’s top punk/new wave band in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Nashville called and offered him plenty of work, and the guitarist became a sought-after sideman, [...]
Sonny Landreth
One of the most celebrated slide guitarists in the world, Sonny Landreth communicates an innate feel for zydeco and Cajun rhythms while speaking a bold rock language in his music. Delta blues [...]
Doug Kershaw
Doug Kershaw, the famous Cajun fiddler, spent most of his adult life in Greeley, Colorado. “The Ragin’ Cajun” owned and operated the Bayou House, a restaurant in Lucerne, in the early part of the [...]
Danielle Ate the Sandwich
Danielle Anderson is the Colorado-based indie singer-songwriter known by her stage name Danielle Ate the Sandwich. She used simple observations and experiences to create her songs, which she [...]
Spike Robinson
Spike Robinson, a world-renowned saxophonist, lived in Boulder for years and was a fixture in area clubs before relocating to the United Kingdom, where he died in 2001.
Glenn Yarbrough
The Limeliters took their name from their early stomping grounds, the Limelight Club in Aspen; with lead singer Glenn Yarbrough they charted with “Dollar Down” in 1960.
